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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 07 Feb, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Tony Abbott warns MPs against 'Game of Thrones' government By political reporter Eliza Borrello Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he expects his MPs will vote on his leadership in secret, as he warns them against descending into "some kind of Game of Thrones". More » Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader Italian couchsurfing host 'drugged and raped' 16-year-old Australian girl Islamic State says American hostage killed in air strike More human remains found in Maribyrnong River Weekend, public holiday penalty rates should be cut: business groups Campbell Newman sounded out about running in federal Victorian seat 'Spinster cottages' won't be sold despite lack of eligible women Mexican police find 60 decomposing bodies in abandoned crematorium Teens in hospital after 300km joyride in carer's car More Analysis » More time would suit new Malcolm Turnbull Two WA backbenchers have posted their intention to move, on Tuesday, for a spill of the Liberal Party leadership. The main prospect as a challenger is and has always been Malcolm Bligh Turnbull. He has not declared himself to be a candidate. He has been studiously cautious about canvassing the issue with colleagues. If internecine political warfare has changed, then Malcolm Turnbull is one jungle-dweller who has evolved as effortlessly as Schwarzenegger. More » Motion to spill: it's survival time for Tony Abbott The public still wants an end to the chaos A Liberal PM can't ignore the conservative base Open Drum: cyberspace, sticks and giant stones Want to pass reform? Then start talking The Abbott image: renovation or replacement? Could a spill reset our fractured political cycle? Harper Lee has found her way home The RBA races into the currency war Just In More Just In » Shop owner ferries fuel to farmers during bushfire By Nicolas Perpitch A shop owner who defied evacuation orders as a massive bushfire threatened Northcliffe tells of how he stayed behind and ferried fuel to farmers stuck behind roadblock. More » Blaze started in controlled burn area Yemen protesters slam Shiite militia takeover plan as 'coup' North Korea 'test-fires intelligent anti-ship rocket' Record heat 'virtually impossible' without climate change, report says Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader More rare quolls for SA after successful start to reintroduction 'Spinster cottages' won't be sold despite lack of eligible women Jewish communities endure increase in anti-Semitic incidents More human remains found in Maribyrnong River World More World » Yemen protesters slam Shiite militia takeover plan as 'coup' Yemen's Shiite Huthi militia dissolves parliament and creates a "presidential council" to fill a power vacuum, drawing protests about a "coup". More » North Korea 'test-fires intelligent anti-ship rocket' Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande meet Vladimir Putin for peace talks Canada lifts ban on doctor-assisted suicides Islamic State says American hostage killed in air strike Italian couchsurfing host 'drugged and raped' 16-year-old Australian girl Business More Business » EU finance ministers to hold emergency meeting with Greece Eurozone finance ministers will hold an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to seek a solution to the debt stand-off with Greece's new anti-austerity government before its bailout expires at the end of the month, the EU says. More » Medibank Private only worth what it floated at: UBS ASX 200 posts record run of gains Weak growth and jobs forecasts behind RBA rate cut News Corp profit falls as Australian newspaper revenues decline Home builders gloomy despite record construction activity Wall St gains on oil price rebound Politics More Politics » Campbell Newman sounded out about running in federal Victorian seat Ousted Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is asked by a former Liberal branch secretary to consider standing for preselection in a federal Victorian seat. More » Tony Abbott warns MPs against 'Game of Thrones' government Islamic State says American hostage killed in air strike Ministers back secret ballot for vote on PM's future Peta Credlin faces uncertainty as spill motion looms Sport More Sport » England captain Morgan slams potential cricket bat size reductions England captain Eoin Morgan has hit out at potential moves by the ICC to reduce the size of bats. More » Jason Day and Marc Leishman in contention at Torrey Pines Willie Tonga suffers 12-second knockout in Super League debut All Blacks Sevens eliminate Australia Newcastle Jets insist better days are coming England beats Wales at Millennium Stadium in Six Nations opener Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Researchers 'print' new skull bones for head trauma victims By Bridget Brennan Body parts printed in a lab may be the next frontier in biomedical engineering, a team of Sydney researchers say. More » Calls for Australia to overturn donor DNA ban Fears of 'designer babies' as Britain votes to allow 'three-parent' IVF Scientist shuns top fellowship in frustration over funding cuts Screen time affects teens' sleep, study finds Environment More Environment » Record heat 'virtually impossible' without climate change, report says A new report by the Climate Council of Australia says it would have been "virtually impossible" for 2013 to be the hottest year on record without man-made emissions in the atmosphere. More » More rare quolls for SA after successful start to reintroduction Crocodile thrown from car in wildlife smuggling bust: WA police Emergency declared after Galapagos ship grounding Explainer: Why the Tasmanian Government abandoned defamation law changes About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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